Opportunities

Do you think water is “the” critical resource?

Are you seeking a career in satellite remote sensing
applications in water sciences?

If your answer is
“Yes”, we are looking for you.

Two funded research opportunities are available for highly
motivated and creative individuals with a strong interest in pursuing multi-disciplinary
approaches to address emerging issues at the interface of water, environment
and human-health including:

Modeling
of hydrologic and climatic processes, issues of scales, observational data
analysis with a focus on regional and global occurrence of water-related
diseases;

Impact
of climate change on outbreaks, prevalence, transmission and distribution
of water-related disease;

Desirable backgrounds include a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in
engineering or geosciences with particular emphasis on environmental and hydrology-related
coursework. A desire to develop strong analytical and computational skillset
(e.g., GIS, statistical modeling, processing and handling of remote sensing
data) is required and should reflect from your short statement of interests.
For more information, please contact Dr. Antar Jutla at asjutla@mail.wvu.edu with a brief research statement
(maximum 500 words), your skillset and latest CV. Review of applications will
begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.Admission to the university is required
before the appointment can be completed.West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action
institution.